Dallas CASA Has Two Opportunities For Your Consideration

Dallas CASA is busy, busy, busy on two projects. First, there’s the free one. It’s a volunteer opportunity. Dallas CASA was selected as a pilot market to see if it is possible to “recruit a volunteer for every foster child who needs one in Dallas and throughout Texas.” The campaign is called “Every child has a chance — it’s you.”

Kathleen LaValle*

According to Dallas CASA Executive Director Kathleen LaValle, “CASA volunteers serve as voices for children in court, and other settings, to give them a chance at finding permanent and stable homes. The effect CASA volunteers have on children’s lives during an uncertain time is significant. With more than 4,600 children in Dallas in need of volunteers to advocate for their safety and future, there is a great opportunity for ordinary citizens to have a positive impact on a children’s lives. We desperately need more volunteers to serve our most vulnerable children.”

Whoa! Does that mean they’re looking at attorneys and folks with legal smarts only? Nope. S/he can be “an everyday citizen who is screened and trained, and then appointed by a judge to represent a child’s best interest in court. When a child enters the system because his or her home is no longer safe, these committed volunteers guide foster children through the overburdened and complex child welfare system to ultimately reach a safe and permanent home.”

The next training class is Tuesday, March 29, but the deadline for applications is Monday, March 14. So, check out the schedule of information sessions to get on board.

Caroline Rose Hunt (File photo)

For the second project, Dallas CASA is touting its annual Cherish the Children Luncheon that will take place on Tuesday, April 5, at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Benefiting the Dallas CASA Children’s Council, the fundraiser will honored Caroline Rose Hunt.

Event chair Erin Pope has arranged to have the featured speaker be novelist Laura McBride, whose best-selling “We Are Called to Rise” is about “a family, community and the power of second chances. Of the book, Redbook magazine said ‘Your heart will break…then soar.’”

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